>From Cochin ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Prinson <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Hi, Welcome to Software Freedom Day Celebrations ! Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). The goal in this celebration is to educate the public about of the benefits of using high quality FOSS in education, in government, at non-profit organizations,at home, and in business -- in short, everywhere! So in solidarity with the Global Celebration , we, a number of Educational Institutions,NGO's and Local Free Software user groups of Kerala , are organising Free Software Day celebration in Ernakulam,Kerala on 17th September,2009. At the inauguration ceremony Dr. B. Ekbal will delivering the key note address. The event is divided into technical and non technical , focusing the common man and computer geek alike. There will be number of seminars focusing the use of free software in education as well. The event, to be hosted at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences will also demonstrate the best free software available and you will be able to pick up free CDs with various Free and Open Source Software for Windows users, Apple Mac users and GNU/Linux users CD Roms containing Ubuntu Live, A Free Replacement Operating system to Proprietory Systems like Microsoft Windows & Apples Macintosh, will also be handed out. Lot of free software tools will be on show and you'll be able to use it and see it in action. Anyone can learn about free and open-source software, mess around with machines running Ubuntu Linux, play games, hear talks, and watch demonstrations. After the presentation on free software and how you can use it, you will get a chance to install and try Ubuntu Linux yourself (bring your own laptop /desktops and be sure that folks there will help you with this,if at all needed :) ) And if you like what you see, hang around for refreshments and chat and a number games and cultural programmes that follow :) Web page: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/ernakulam -- Anivar _______________________________________________ network mailing list [email protected] http://lists.fosscom.in/listinfo.cgi/network-fosscom.in
